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W. FISH.

WHIP. No. 319,689. Patented June 9, 1885.

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WILLIAM FISH, OF PLEASANT HILL, OHIO.

WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,689, dated June 9,1885.

Application filed January 2, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM FISH, of Pleasant Hill, in the county ofMiami and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCombination Whip,which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is aperspective View of my improved combination whip; Fig. 2, a perspectiveview of. the device when used as a cane; Fig. 3, a perspective View ofthe whip, showing the slide on the end Fig. 4, a perspective view of thesemicircular pieces forming the stock; Fig. 5,a perspective view of theclaspferrule; Fig. 6, a perspective view of the ferrule with the smallerend of the stock or cone, and Fig. 7 a cross-section of the stock.

The object in the present invention is to provide a device so combinedthat it may be used either as a whip or cane, as found desirable; and itconsists of a cylindrical tapering stock having a slot on one side, andwithin this piece a whip provided with a thumb-piece slidinglongitudinally within a slot, so that the whip may be drawn into thestock out of the way, and thus form a cane, all of which will now be setforth in detail.-

In the accompanying drawings, A, Fig. 1, shows a perspective view of mywhip. The stock or handle B is formed of two pieces, 0 and D. (Shown inFig. 4.) These pieces are formed of metal or other material requisitefor the purpose, semicircular and somewhat tapering. These I jointogether, as shown in Fig. 7, by means of rivet E, so that at theopposite side from the joint a longitudinal slot, F, may be provided.This stock or handle B may be formed of one continuous piece, and thelongitudinal slot F cut therein, but for convenience in manufacturing Iprefer to form it in sections, as shown. Upon the larger end of thispiece B, I provide a ferrule or thimble, G, said thimble G having acavity to receive stopper when whip is out, and upon the opposite end asmaller ferrule, H, having an open ing in the end, is provided. Midwaybetween these ferrules G and H is a clasped ferrule, I, having a slot,J, in one side, to embrace the said piece B, with the slot Jcorresponding with the slot F. Within this handle or stock B,I provide asection-whip, K, upon the larger .whip K may be inclosed within thehandle B,

so as to form a cane, as shown in Fig. 2. A spring, 0, is placed onferrule G, so that when thethumb-piece L is moved on the ferrule G thesaid spring will prevent the thumb-piece from returning; and near theferrule H a similar spring, P, is placed, so that by pressing downwardlyupon the spring 0 and moving the slide L toward the ferrule Hthe saidslide L may be returned in that position. I provide a threaded plug, J,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which,when the whipK is drawn out, as shownin Fig. 1, is inserted within the head K of the ferrule G, so as toclose up the end temporarily. When, however, the whip K is drawn intothe case, as shown in Fig. 2, the said plug J is removed from theferrule G and inserted within the opening at the end of ferrule H, sothat the device, as shown in Fig. 2, may be used as a cane without beingclogged up with dirt and gravel. drawn outwardly, with the thumb-piece Lsecured in position near the ferrule H, the handle B and section K aredesigned to form one continuous whip, as shown in Fig. 1; but when theslide L is held in position near the ferrule G by the spring 0, and thesection-whip K thus drawn into the shell, the device may be used as acane when stopper is screwed in, as shown in Fig. 2.

I am aware that combined whips and canes have been constructedconsisting of a hollow staff adapted to contain a whip, and meansfor'securing the butt-end of the whip to said staff when the whip is inposition for use; also, means for inclosing and retaining the whipinside of the staff to adapt the latter to serve as a walking-cane. Suchdevices I do not broadly claim.

' What I claim is 1. In a combined whip and cane, the co n- When thesection-whip K is bination of a tapered longitudinally slotted handleprovided with tubular screw-tapped and a whip having a T-shaped slidesecured end ferrules and an intermediate slotted clasp, to its butt,substantially as described.

I, in combination with spring catches, awhip, In testimony that I claimthe foregoing I K, and a thumb'slide, L, secured to the butt havehereunto set my hand this 29th day of 5 of the whip, substantially asdescribed. November, 1884, in the presence of witnesses.

2. A whip-handle composed of two longi- WILLIAM FISH tudinal halvesunited by one edge only, having a slot between the other edges, incombination Witnesses: with the screw-tapered tubular end ferrules,AARON HEFT,

10 the intermediate slotted clasp-spring catches, GEORGE W. WHITMER.

